Fibonacci Swirls Wild Berries version, designed by Olivia Hartshorn.Mary Parsons sampler from The Unbroken Thread.It’s Wednesday the 13th, much more positive than a Friday the 13th, because we get to talk about needlework. Our topics this week include a different way to learn history, being creative with counted-canvas designs, what we’re learning from the CyberPointers project Fibonacci Swirls, the new path to needlepoint design that Mercedes Bowyer has carved out of needle arts, our Nashville picks from the March 6 Stitch Hour, and the benefits of attending national seminars, beyond taking classes. This week, we also remember long-time Fiber Talk listener Sharon Asplan, who passed away March 3. We’ll miss her. Sunday’s guest: Krista West, Avlea Folk Embroidery.–Cindy and Gary
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Porch of the Grand Hotel on Michigan’s Mackinac Island by Mercedes Bowyer.St. Anne’s Church by Mercedes Bowyer.
Our guest this week is Mercedes Bowyer of Rogue Needlepoint and the show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Mercedes learned needlepoint from her grandmother but it “didn’t stick.” When the pandemic hit, she had time on her hands and wanted to quit smoking. Needlepoint kept her hands busy, she kicked the nicotine habit, and a needle-art career emerged. She likes to stitch scenes and painted canvases didn’t excite her so she decided to use rough pencil outlines of photographs and teach herself to interpret the elements with threads and stitches. The result has been a series of successes that have found their way into several juried exhibitions. While creating her needleart, she also tackled the American Needlepoint Guild Master Needle Artist program. Shortly after we recorded this show, she received notice that she had successfully completed the rigorous program. Congratulations, Mercedes! After you enjoy listening to the show, take a few minutes to visit her website and her Instagram account to enjoy her needle art.–Gary
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.
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